tardigrade
noun
tar·di·grade
ˈtär-də-ˌgrād 
: any of a phylum (Tardigrada) of microscopic invertebrates with four pairs of stout legs that live usually in water or damp moss
called also water bear
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The tape containing tardigrades was not used to attach the lunar library to the lander.
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Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2019
Reclassifying based on previously unseen details clarified its relationship to living tardigrades.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Both species were placed in the same tardigrade superfamily Hypsibioidea, and was moved into the family Hypsibiidae.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
In this state, tardigrades can survive for years, even decades, until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2019
Reclassifying based on previously unseen details clarified its relationship to living tardigrades.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Both species were placed in the same tardigrade superfamily Hypsibioidea, and was moved into the family Hypsibiidae.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
In this state, tardigrades can survive for years, even decades, until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Tardigrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardigrade. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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